Cuspidor.



No. 663,074. Patented Dec. 4, I900.

' C. C. FINLAYSON.

CUSPIDOR.

Applicafion filed June 14, 1900 (No Model.)

ONITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHRISTOPHER C. FINLAYSON, OF BISBEE, ARIZONA TERRITORY.

CUSPIDOR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 663,074, dated December 4, 1900.

Application filed June 14, 1900- Serial No. 20,292. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHRISTOPHER C. FIN- LAYSON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Bisbee, in the county of Cochise and Territory of Arizona, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ouspidors; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to cuspidors; and the objects of the same are to provide a cuspidor with means for containing an antiseptic material for sanitary purposes, to provide means whereby the device may be readily cleaned without soiling the hands, and to produce a cuspidor which cannot be easily upset or if by any chance the cuspidor is overturned the contents will not be spilled upon the floor. I attain these desirable objects by means of the device shown in the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification, and in which- Figure 1 is aperspective view of a cuspidor made in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a central vertical section through the same. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the removable drawer of the cuspidor.

Like numerals of reference designate like parts in the difierent views.

In said drawings the numeral 1 designates the main body of the cuspidor, and this portion of my device may be of any suitable shape and may be made of any suitable material. As shown in the drawings, the body portion is substantially rectangular, this being a convenient shape to provide a space for removable drawers 2, designed to slide in and out of the main body of the cuspidor for a purpose which will hereinafter appear. The body portion of the cuspidor has an inwardly-extending top portion 3, into which the funnel or mouth 4 is secure, as shown.

It will be noticed that the opening 5 of the funnel is located below the upper edge of the top portion 3, and the object of this construction is that any material which passes through the aperture 5 will be sure to drop into the removable drawer 2 without soiling the inner walls of the body portion 1 of the cuspidor.

The front side of the main portion 1 is removed to admit the sliding drawer 2, and this sliding drawer fills the entire space inside the main body portion, as shown.

The removable drawer 2 is substantially rectangular in shape, and the front portion 6 has a semicircular part 7 out therefrom, and part 6 being upward to form the top 8 of the handheld for removing the drawer 2. A sepa rate piece of material 9 is curved to close the opening formed by cutting out the part 7. In this way a convenient handheld is provided for removing the drawer 2.

In the corner of the drawer 2 compartments 10 are provided for a disinfectant, deodorizing, or antiseptic compound or material. These compartments may consist of receptacles having perforated hinged covers 11, and the disinfectant material may be either in liquid form or in powders, and if the latter form is to be used the body portion of the compartments 10 may be perforated, if found desirable.

The main body portion of this cuspidor may be provided with a weight 12 to prevent the device from being easily upset.

The cuspidor may be made of sheet metal, tin, copper, or galvanized iron, or may be formed of china, glass, or earthenware, or other substances or materials. It will be observed that when it is found necessary to clean the cuspidor the drawer 2 may be removed and emptied Without disturbing or removing the main body portion of the cuspidor. Owing to the shape of the funnel or mouth 4: the inner walls of the main portion do not become soiled, as any material directed. into the cuspidor falls into the drawer 2. The unpleasant odors usually arising from cuspidors are entirely avoided in a device constructed in accordance with my invention, and the refuse material in the cuspidor is entirely disinfected by the compound in the compartments 10. The device maybe easily cleaned, and every part of the cuspidor is open and easy to reach in the cleaning operation.

Having thus fully described my invention, what is claimed is- I A cuspidor comprising an outer casing having a funnel or mouth, a sliding drawer fitting the outer casing and occupying the entire space within said casing, compartments for antiseptic material in the corners of said drawer,said compartments having perforated hinged covers, and the funnel or mouth of said cuspidor extending down within the casing beyond the top to direct the refuse into the drawer without soiling the sides of the casing, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHRISTOPHER O. FINLAYSON.

Witnesses; I

ELIsHA G. NORTON, DAYTON GRAHAM. 

